Environmental Impact Assessment - Slide 5 ADMN 055- DE Ruby V. Kodom
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What is the purpose of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)?

  • To identify, predict, and evaluate the potential environmental impacts of development proposals (correct)
  • To promote economic development without considering environmental consequences
  • To maximize adverse impacts on human health and safety
  • To avoid any type of social changes likely to occur as a result of a project

    • What does EIA seek to identify?

  • Type, magnitude, and probability of environmental and social changes likely to occur (correct)
  • Ways to maximize damage done to the environment
  • Irreversible changes and serious damage to the environment
  • Economic consequences of a project

    • What does EIA help determine?

  • Maximization of environmental and social changes
  • Promotion of irreversible changes to the environment
  • Efficient project implementation strategies
  • Ways to minimize the damage done to the environment (correct)

    • What is one of the consequences that EIA aims to predict?

    <p>Environmental impact that may occur from a project before it is put into place (scoping)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one purpose of EIA in relation to human health and safety?

    <p>To protect human health and safety</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of measures does EIA aim to identify for development projects?

    <p>Appropriate measures for mitigating potential impacts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Screening step in the EIA process?

    <p>To categorize a project and determine whether or not a full scale EIA is required.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a typical proposal requiring full-scale EIA as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Small-scale industrial activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the step of Scoping involve in the EIA process?

    <p>Determining which are the most critical issues to study and involving community participation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who contributes to effective EIA in the future according to the text?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is considered during the screening criteria in the EIA process?

    <p>Receiving environment characteristics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When does scoping occur in the EIA process?

    <p>Before impact analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to determining whether a full-scale EIA is required in the Screening step of EIA?

    <p>Project type, location, size, receiving environment characteristics, strength of community opinion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of Scoping in the EIA process?

    <p>To establish the Terms of Reference for an EIA.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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